Which of these sentences are complete? How do you know?
1. I grew up in East LA and attended the famous Garfield High.
2. Because I grew up in the barrio, had no idea it would take me
eight years to graduate from college.
3. Even if you live at home, work full-time and attend school part-
time.
4. Hang out less or not all with old friends,
5. Worrying too much about the high cost of college tuition.
1. is a complete thought and contains all the information for a sentence. The other statements are missing information or had improper punctuation for a complete statement.